St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-20
Davis, Charged With Counter
feiting, Escapes but Is
Reeaptured.
Girls in the High School Who
Are Taking the Manual
Training Course.
Cupid is Again Having a Busy
Season---Next Winters
Ice Palace.
1T is NoBoDY's BUSINESS.


What Col. Rockwell Has to Say of
Miss MolIie Garfield's Engage
ment.
There has been considerable specula-
ton over the causes that led TO the de-
parture of Mrs. Garfield and her daugh
ter, Miss Mollie Garfield, Tor Europe
few days ago, and among the stories in
circulation is one to the effect that the
trip v"s projected by Miss MIollle her
self o Q ! rid of the opportunities of j.
Stal " ,Iowm. formerly private Secre-
tary ~ resident Garfield, and who, it
is said, was anxious to marry the dead
presidents daughter. Probably no one
occupies more friendly relations with
the Garfield family than Col. A. f.
Rockwell, the depot Quartermaster in
this city. add he was visited by GLOBE
reporter yesterday to learn the true
facts in the case.
sit is true said the colonel, that [
am in constant communication with
Mrs. Garfield and the members of her
family, but up to the present time have
not been informed as to the existence OF
an engagement between Miss M0llie
and MI. Brown. Still, such a state of
affairs might have existed. but as it was
private matter, and one in which the
family alone was interested, L did not
concern myself about it. | have seen
the story sent from Washington to a
Chicago paper in regard to this matter
in which, among other m!SStatementS, it
is declared that Mr.. Brown possessed
certain knowledge of the inside history
of President Garfeld'S administration
that he was using to compel Miss Mol
lies compliance with his matrimonial
ambitions. No such facts exist, and
from my knowledge of the Garfield
family l am positive that no cOerclve
measures would be sanctioned by Mrs.
Garfield or the young lady i'll the case"
1T seems to be most unfortunate
condition of affairs that insists upon
drawing the Garfield name into public
ity, and solely with desire to cater to
the
CRAVING FOR SENSATIONS.
1t is Miss Mollie'S own business who
she is engaged to, or wants to be en-
gagged to, and | do not think anybody
has right to question her on the sub
ject outside of her own family"
IF she was engaged to Mr.. Brown, as
the papers are trying to make out, l am
positive | would have been notified Oh
the subject. and would have been at
forded an opportunity to send my con-
gratulationS.
incidentally the relations of Col.
Rockwell with President Garfield dur
ing his brief administration came up,
and, speaking of his early days at Men
tor, the colonel said: "Just after Mr.
sitting on the piazza of his house at
Mentor, and | remarked to him: Gen
eral, in my opinion, the most diSinter-
ested friends that you can have about
you now are those who are the least in
terested. For myself, l shall never, of
my own accord, breach the subject of
an appointment to you, but will content
myself with giving an opinion, if it is
asked of me about any case That rule
adhered to intieXibly during my entire
intercourse with the president, although
/ have been villitied and abused on
every hand for doing just the Oppo
site.''
l had always taken deep interest in
everything that concerned Gen. Gar
field and his family and l hope to con-
tinue true friend of theirs to the end,
hence am panied by these Scurilous
reports in the newspapers that were al
ways opposed to him. AS for the ques-
ton of the competency of Stanley Brown
to the private secretary of the
president of the United States, l
am not prepared to give an answer,
beyond the assertion that he was
faithful to the trust reposed in him by
my friend and was conscientious in the
discharge of his duties. With his mat
rimonial intentions, likewise, | have
nothing to do further than to say that
during my stay at the White house and
subsequent relations with the Garfield
family, | never even heard hint that
Mr.. Brown was counting Miss Mollie.
1t is Mrs. Garield'S privilege to 90
whittier she likes and her trip to Europe
is her own affair and nobody has any
right to question her concerning it.
Certainly should not feel it my privil-
eye, although one of her oldest friends,
to take such liberty and no one else
should. And the same will apply to
Miss Mollie Garfield,
MOST LOVABLE GIRL
and dutiable daughter. She would not
contract any alliance that was not
heartily approved by her mother and
the rest of her family, for their sad af-
Fiction has drawn them all closer to-
gether by the bonds of a common sor-
row. On business proposition might
be consulted by Mrs. Garfield as to what
course she would pursue, but in mat
ter involving the future happiness of
her daughter she would be the only
judge, and no one else could or should
interfere. Besides they would not be
asked, and | hope we have heard the
last of this foolish, sensational tissue of
misstatementS about an estimable lady
and her daughter.